GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Characteristics of Matter (5 WEEKS)
Revised 2011
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Identify and explain physical properties and chemical properties. Distinguish between chemical and physical changes. (1.1)
Explain the differences between pure substances and mixtures. Differentiate between heterogeneous mixtures and homogeneous mixtures. (1.2) / Separate and identify the components of an unknown mixture
Give examples of chemical and physical changes
Explain what makes a change a physical change instead of a chemical change, and vice versa
Identify properties of various objects and label each property as physical or chemical / Physical property
Chemical property
Physical change
Chemical change
Mixture
Pure substance
Compound
Element
Heterogeneous mixture
Homogeneous mixture / Experiment with Physical and Chemical Properties
Characteristics of Matter Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Characteristics of Matter (5 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Understand the discoveries of Dalton, Thomson, Rutherford, and Bohr. (2.1)
Describe Rutherford's gold foil experiment and identify the components of the atom. (2.2)
Write the electron configurations for the first twenty elements of the periodic table. (2.4) / Draw diagrams to represent the atomic theories throughout history
Write electron configurations for many elements on the Periodic Table / Atom
Nucleus
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Electron configuration
Electron orbitals / Atomic Model Timeline Project
Electron Configuration Quiz
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Elements and Atomic Theory Part I (3 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Identify the three main types of radioactive decay (alpha, beta, gamma). (2.5)
Explain the concept of half-life. (2.6)
Compare and contrast nuclear fusion and fission. (2.7) / Compare and contrast the penetrating power of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation
Model the idea of a half-life using many different objects
Compare the chemical equations for nuclear fusion reactions and nuclear fission reactions / Radioactive isotope
Alpha decay
Beta decay
Gamma radiation
Half-life
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission / Quiz on half-life
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Elements and Atomic Theory Part II (1 WEEK)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Explain the relationship of an element's location on the Per. Table to its atomic number. Identify groups and periods. (3.1)
Identify the three classes of elements: metals, nonmetals, and metalloids. (3.2)
Relate an element's position on the Per. Table to its electron configuration. Compare reactivities of elements. (3.3)
Identify trends on the Per. Table (ionization energy, electronegativity, and sizes of atoms and ions). (3.4) / Use groups and periods on the Periodic Table to identify elements and compare the properties of those elements
Identify elements as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids based on their position on the Periodic Table
Relate properties of elements using trends found within the Periodic Table / Group of elements
Period of elements
Metals
Nonmetals
Metalloids
Ionization energy
Electronegativity
Atomic radius
Ionic radius / Periodic Table Project
Elements and Atomic Theory Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Elements and At. Theory Part III (3 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Explain how atoms form compounds through ionic and covalent bonding. Predict chemical formulas. (4.1)
Draw Lewis dot structures. (4.2)
Explain the difference between polar and nonpolar covalent bonds. (4.3)
Use VSEPR to predict molecular geometry. (4.4)
Identify how hydrogen bonding in water creates a variety of phenomena (surface tension, capillary action, density, boiling point). (4.5)
Name and write chemical formulas for compounds. (4.6) / Explain the difference between an ionic an a covalent bond
Determine whether a covalent bond is polar or nonpolar
Draw structural formulas of compounds
Use the structural formula to predict the 3-D shape of a molecule
Describe and draw how hydrogen bonding occurs between molecules of water
Name and write simple formulas for ionic compounds and covalent compounds / Cation
Anion
Ionic compound
Molecular compound
Ionic bond
Covalent bond
Structural formula
Molecular formula
Intermolecular forces
Hydrogen bonding
Polar bonds
Nonpolar bonds / Valence Electrons and Ions Quiz
Covalent Bonds Quiz
Structural Formulas Quiz
Chromatography Lab
Compounds Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Properties of Compounds (5 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
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Classify chemical reactions as synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, and combustion. (5.2) / Distinguish amongst the types of chemical reactions
Predict the products formed during various chemical reactions when given the reactants
Explain the types of reaction conditions necessary for a reaction to proceed / Reactants
Products
Chemical reaction/ chemical change
Reaction conditions / Chemical Reactions Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Chemical Reactions (3 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Balance chemical equations by applying the laws of conservation of mass and constant composition. (5.1)
Use the mole to determine number of particles and molar mass. (5.3)
Determine empirical formulas. (5.4)
Calculate mass-to-mass stoichiometry for a reaction. (5.5)
Calculate percent yield. (5.6) / Use coefficients to balance chemical equations
Understand the term mole
Relate number of moles to number of particles
Calculate the molar mass of any compound
Use the mole concept to calculate empirical formulas
Use the mass of a reactant to predict the mass of the product that should form
Predict the theoretical yield and calculate the percent yield of a reaction / Coefficient
Law of Conservation of Mass
Mole
Molar mass
Empirical formula
Stoichiometry
Percent yield / Balancing Equations Activity
Magnesium Oxide Lab (Determining an Empirical Formula)
Mass-to-Mass Stoichiometry Quiz
Stoichiometry Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Stoichiometry (3 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Use kinetic molecular theory to explain the behavior of gases. Use Boyle's Law, Charles's Law and Gay-Lussac's Law. (6.1)
Perform calculations using the ideal gas law. (6.2)
Describe the three normal states of matter (solid, liquid, gas) in terms of energy, particle motion, and phase transitions. (1.3 and 6.3)
Identify the law of conservation of energy. Explain the difference between an endothermic and exothermic process. (6.4)
Recognize there is a natural tendency for systems to become more random (entropy). (6.5) / Explain the behavior of gases
Perform calculations using the gas laws to relate temperature, pressure, volume, and moles
Compare and contrast the states of matter
Describe the states of matter based on particle motion and energy
Recognize endothermic processes and exothermic processes
Understand entropy / Kinetic molecular theory
Boyle’s Law
Charles’s Law
Gay-Lussac’s Law
Ideal Gas Law
Phase transitions
Law of Conservation of Energy
Endothermic Process
Exothermic Process
Entropy / Word problems using the kinetic molecular theory and the gas laws
Thermodynamics Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Thermodynamics (3 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
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Describe the process by which solutes dissolve in solvents. (7.1)
Calculate concentration in terms of molarity. Use molarity to perform solution dilution. (7.2)
Identify and explain the factors that affect the rate of dissolving (temperature, concentration, surface area, pressure, mixing). (7.3)
Compare and contrast the properties of solutions and pure solvents (colligative properties). (7.4) / Explain what happens at the molecular level when a solute dissolves
Understand and calculate molarity
Use molarity to dilute solutions correctly
Understand the factors that cause a solute to dissolve more rapidly
Describe some properties of solutions and compare those to pure solvents / Solution
Solute
Solvent
Molarity
Colligative properties / Factors that Affect Dissolution Lab
Dilutions Lab
Kinetics Unit Test (Part 1)
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Kinetics and Equilibrium Part I (2 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
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Identify the factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction (temperature, mixing, concentration, particle size, surface area, catalyst). (7.5)
Predict the shift in equilibrium when a system is subjected to a stress and identify the factors that can cause a shift in equilibrium (concentration, pressure, volume, temperature). (7.6) / Understand the factors that can increase the rate of a chemical reaction
Using equilibrium reactions, understand how various changes can shift the equilibrium, making more reactants or more products / Rate of reaction
Equilibrium / Lab on Reaction Rates
Kinetics Unit Test (Part 2)
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Kinetics and Equilibrium Part II (2 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
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Define the Arrhenius theory and the Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases. (8.1)
Relate hydrogen ion concentrations to the pH scale. Compare and contrast strengths of common acids and bases. (8.2)
Explain how a buffer works. (8.3) / Understand the difference between Arrhenius acids and bases and Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases
Use concentrations of ions to determine the pH of various acids and bases
Understand the pH scale, including where a strong acid, a neutral solution, and a strong base would be found
Compare and contrast the strengths of common acids and bases
Explain how a buffer works / Acid
Base
Ion concentration
Strong/ weak acids
Strong/ weak bases
Buffer / Acid-Base Titration Lab
Acids and Bases Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Acids and Bases (3 WEEKS)
EMPHASIZED STANDARDS / SKILLS / EXPECTATIONS"By the end of this unit students will be able to…" / VOCABULARY /
KEY CONCEPTS / ASSIGNMENTS / ASSESSMENTS / MATERIALS
Describe oxidation and reduction reactions and give some everyday examples. Assign oxidation numbers in a reaction. (8.4) / Give oxidation numbers to elements within a chemical equation
Determine the oxidation and reduction half-reactions that are present in a chemical equation / Oxidation
Reduction
Oxidation numbers / Oxidation and Reduction Unit Test
GRADE 11 UNIT TITLE: Oxidation and Reduction (3 WEEKS)